He Beat 12,000 People in 24 Hours

Saai Syvendra only found out how many he had beaten after he won. Here’s his advice, which is that if you do not understand the problem yourself, good luck getting an AI to.

Most competitions open by telling you not to use AI. This one opens by telling you to. Saai Syvendra explains how a friend’s message in a group chat got him in, why the name turned out to describe the job rather than decorate it, and why he thinks fundamentals and AI fluency only count together. For developers and students weighing whether a contest like this is worth the weekend.